Going through police motor school
#161
good luck on the test, great post. One of the first I have read from start to finish. I cant believe I finally start to read this today only to have to wait for the last chapter. I have that cliffhanger feeling. It sounds like you should be fine though as long as you get out there and do what you do.
#162
The instructors say they "aren't allowed" to tell us the actual dimensions of the exercises. Not sure why, unless they are afraid it will get into our heads and mess us up. Just looking at the darn things those first few days messed me up enough! And no, no mods to the fork stops as far as I know. You might have noticed that the bike I'm riding is stripped down. It gets traded in next week, they held back the "old" '09 bike just for the class.
#164
Hey Stroh, when do they teach you this?
This is my son-in-law after watching the RLAP videos.....I don't know if you can see it on this pic, but his floorboards are shaved down to razor blades. I can't even come close to his abilities on the slow course......all I can say is it takes a lot of practice.
Now that he has two kids on the ground, he can't ride like this any more......no practice time left in his life....HAHAHAHA!!!!!
This is my son-in-law after watching the RLAP videos.....I don't know if you can see it on this pic, but his floorboards are shaved down to razor blades. I can't even come close to his abilities on the slow course......all I can say is it takes a lot of practice.
Now that he has two kids on the ground, he can't ride like this any more......no practice time left in his life....HAHAHAHA!!!!!
Last edited by buttman; 05-05-2010 at 12:15 AM.
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#166
That's impressive! I am scraping boards but I don't think I'm ready to try it "sidesaddle" just yet (or ever)!!
Hey Stroh, when do they teach you this?
This is my son-in-law after watching the RLAP videos.....I don't know if you can see it on this pic, but his floorboards are shaved down to razor blades. I can't even come close to his abilities on the slow course......all I can say is it takes a lot of practice.
Now that he has two kids on the ground, he can't ride like this any more......no practice time left in his life....HAHAHAHA!!!!!
This is my son-in-law after watching the RLAP videos.....I don't know if you can see it on this pic, but his floorboards are shaved down to razor blades. I can't even come close to his abilities on the slow course......all I can say is it takes a lot of practice.
Now that he has two kids on the ground, he can't ride like this any more......no practice time left in his life....HAHAHAHA!!!!!
#167
Not trying to thread jack here but I have a question about your foot pegs or floor boards when doing these exercises. They scrape the pavement and you should get used to that sound right?. My problem in doing this training is that I have expensive chrome pegs on my bike. Would you do the training on your own scoot? If so what kind of pegs would you put on? I am not going to scrape pavement on these unless the real riding situation requires it. Too much $$$ to replace.
Last edited by Jade Dragon; 05-05-2010 at 08:39 AM.
#168
Not trying to thread jack here but I have a question about your foot pegs or floor boards when doing these exercises. They scrape the pavement and you should get used to that sound right?. My problem in doing this training is that I have expensive chrome pegs on my bike. Would you do the training on your own scoot? If so what kind of pegs would you put on? I am not going to scrape pavement on these unless the real riding situation requires it. Too much $$$ to replace.
#169
Great thread! I took the RLAP course and also wanted the dims for the police course. My instructor warned against me doing the tighter courses because it was harder on the clutch and brake. I did them anyways and no doubt, I ended up replacing my clutch. That 18' iron cross was tough. I managed to nail it, but learned that I had to go lock to lock real fast with no hesitation or it wouldn't work. BTW...there is a website link given on the RLAP dvd at the end for a layout of police courses. That's where I got mine from.
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